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Canada should do more to screen visitors from China: Former CSIS analyst
CBC: Experts and a public inquiry into foreign interference have pointed to China as one of the largest…
February 18, 2026
Carney offers to ‘broker a bridge’ to build giant anti-Trump trade club
Politico: Carney was responding to questions on Tuesday about POLITICO’s reporting that Ottawa is spearheading conversations between the…
February 18, 2026
Senators ‘hopeful’ for shifting tide in Congress as U.S. lawmakers rally to Canada’s cause
The Hill Times: “I expected that there might be some hostility towards us on a couple of things,”…
February 18, 2026
Ottawa urged to send salary dispute with judges directly to Supreme Court
CBC: The Canadian Superior Court Judges Association argues it would be more efficient to simply ask the Supreme…
February 18, 2026
NDP leadership candidates look to break out from pack as final debate approaches
The Canadian Press: While the candidates share a broad range of benchmark social democratic values — such as…
February 18, 2026
Prime Minister Carney returning to B.C. one week after mass shooting
The Canadian Press: While in B.C., the prime minister will attend a Liberal Party fundraiser at a private…
February 18, 2026
Tough sell for B.C. budget featuring tax hike, record deficit and construction delays
The Canadian Press: British Columbia’s finance minister begins selling a budget today that has drawn critics from all…
February 18, 2026
India seizes sanctioned shadow fleet tankers amid trade thaw with U.S.
Wall Street Journal: India’s Coast Guard has seized three tankers sanctioned by the U.S. that it says were…
February 18, 2026
Russia threatens to deploy navy to protect vessels from ‘western piracy’
The Guardian: A senior Russian official has said Moscow could deploy its navy to protect Russian-linked vessels from…
February 18, 2026
Marco Rubio’s warm words to Viktor Orbán reinforce EU fears that US seeks disunity in Europe
The Guardian: Secretary of state spoke of ‘golden age’ of US-Hungary relations at time of tense transatlantic relations…
February 18, 2026
HungryPanda riders say Chinese police intimidating families in China over Sydney protests
ABC: Sydney riders for delivery service HungryPanda, who have been considering protesting or refusing to work, say police…
February 18, 2026
New defence industrial strategy will jump-start investment, sector leaders and analysts say
The Globe and Mail: However, the strategy is light on more specific dates and timelines with which to…
February 17, 2026
Belgium reprimands US ambassador over circumcision accusations
Euronews: The meeting was arranged after Ambassador Bill White said in a post on X on Monday that…
February 17, 2026
‘You’re going to see more defections’: Thomas Massie’s ominous prediction for GOP
Politico: Trump often wields power on Capitol Hill through intimidation and fear. That obviously has not broken through…
February 17, 2026
How global effort to keep AI safe went off rails
Politico: Those gathered in New Delhi are no longer obsessing about how to control AI risks but figuring…
February 17, 2026
Hegseth forces ouster of senior Army spokesman in latest internal clash
Washington Post: Butler’s previous work as the senior spokesman for Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint…
February 17, 2026
U.S. hardens allegation that China conducted secret nuclear test
Wall Street Journal: The U.S. presented new seismic data Tuesday to buttress its recent allegation that China has secretly carried…
February 17, 2026
Iran pitches new ideas in nuclear talks—but not one that matters to Trump
Wall Street Journal: Iranian officials have floated pausing uranium enrichment, moving some of the country’s stockpiles offshore and…
February 17, 2026
‘Woke’ AI feud escalates between Pentagon and Anthropic
Wall Street Journal: A senior defense official said on Tuesday that many at the Pentagon increasingly view Anthropic…
February 17, 2026
Mamdani ushers in new tradition: Ramadan in City Hall
New York Times: Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, will observe Ramadan as he runs the…
February 17, 2026